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jwirr

(39,215 posts)
Thu Aug 2, 2012, 01:54 PM Aug 2012

I finally made it back on line. Good to be back with my internet family. I am living in the corner

of my daughter's living room until we can find a permanent answer to my homelessness. Not a bad place except we have 4 generations in the house. I have little private time to myself. I thank all of you for your offers of help and good wishes. DU is the best.

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I finally made it back on line. Good to be back with my internet family. I am living in the corner (Original Post) jwirr Aug 2012 OP
Welcome back. LiberalAndProud Aug 2012 #1
I'm glad you have a roof over your head. Hope you get privacy soon. Liberal_in_LA Aug 2012 #2
welcome quinnox Aug 2012 #3
my household is full of several generations of folks, too. It's hard librechik Aug 2012 #4
4 generations here! The first year was hard Viva_La_Revolution Aug 2012 #5
Common story, nowadays PlanetBev Aug 2012 #6
I'm glad you are safe. Your daughter is a good girl. roguevalley Aug 2012 #7
We've been a 3-generation family HeiressofBickworth Aug 2012 #8
You are so right about it being hard to ignore some of the things that are going on around you. jwirr Aug 2012 #9

librechik

(30,674 posts)
4. my household is full of several generations of folks, too. It's hard
Thu Aug 2, 2012, 02:00 PM
Aug 2012

but it's full of opportunities to love and help. Congratulations. Bring back the large extended family household! It's an inflation beater!

Viva_La_Revolution

(28,791 posts)
5. 4 generations here! The first year was hard
Thu Aug 2, 2012, 02:16 PM
Aug 2012

once we got the personalities and niches sorted out it's been great. hang in there

PlanetBev

(4,104 posts)
6. Common story, nowadays
Thu Aug 2, 2012, 02:21 PM
Aug 2012

Several generation "pile-ins". I'm glad your with family and have shelter. Especially glad to have you back with us.

HeiressofBickworth

(2,682 posts)
8. We've been a 3-generation family
Fri Aug 3, 2012, 12:52 AM
Aug 2012

for the past 15 years. The key is that the house, as small as it is, has niches where each person has private space. There are necessarily compromises and as the oldest generation here, I have to work hard at minding my own business which means that it can get pretty lonely.

Glad to hear you have a safe place to stay, out of the elements.

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